Lake Berryessa 5/15

I just finished setting up a Wilderness Radar 115 electric kayak for my wife. I took it out on a shakedown cruise up at Lake Berryessa. My son was in my electric Radar 135. We launched at Putah Creek Campground around 8:30. It was windier than the forecast predicted so we headed over to Pope Creek to get some calmer water. We didn’t have any luck toplining cast masters in so we decided to try our new Cal Kellog version of a hybrid leadcore setup. I let out the 50ft of top shot, all three colors of leadcore and another 100 ft of braid and trolled out and turned towards Putah Creek. According to Cal I was down to 30-35 feet. I hooked a fish and netted a small bass. When we trolled into Putah Creek I hooked another fish on a Kokanee lure but lost it at the net. Guessing from the spots it was a small spotted bass. I don’t know how it stayed on that long though as neither piece of corn was even dented. I am really happy with both of my Wilderness Radar kayaks. I think I will limit my summertime trips to the waterski lakes. I’m just not into what passes for music these days being blasted by the kids. It was $15 for the day use fee and the gate isn’t locked so you can enter as early as you want to fish. I’ll be back up there this fall.

Good job getting out and shakin down, with fish! Thanks for the report!

My strategy for jetski lakes is early weekday only. Helps that my weekends are mon/tues too. Always gonna be pleasure craft out there, but density is far less early week.

Sounds like a good day on the water!

Thanks for the report Ken!

This weekend was windy everywhere, I was hoping to go out to AWR but the wind kept that from happening... I did look at berryessa and Hennessey but it was windy up there too. Glad you got out. Thanks for the report. I have been seeing some big carp in the shallows at both the lakes.. assuming the bass are close by as well.